Lillie is a

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Union Parish, Louisiana Union Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. The parish seat is Farmerville. The parish was created on ...

, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 139 in

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. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to a 2007 reportreport thenewspaper.com
/ref> Lillie was named one of the 10 worst speed traps in the state of Louisiana. Lillie made 85.59% of its revenue, an average of roughly $508 per capita population, from fines and forfeitures in the 2005

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Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km), of which 1.9 square miles (5.0 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.03%) is water. Lillie has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa). It experiences hot, humid summers and mild winters.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 54 households, and 36 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 72.66%

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, 23.74%

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, 2.88% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.32% of the population. There were 54 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.24. In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $29,167, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the village was $14,404. There were 5.0% of families and 10.6% of the population living below the

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, including 6.3% of under eighteens and 8.0% of those over 64.

References

External links

Lillie Progress
Community Progress Site for Lillie, Louisiana {{authority control Villages in Louisiana Villages in Union Parish, Louisiana Villages in Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area